page_title: HMS Torrid (1917)
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Torrid (1917)
caption_attribution_description: Photograph showing bridge and forward QF 4-inch Mk IV gun of British R class destroyer HMS Torrid.
context_page_description: HMS Torrid was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Subsequently, Torrid was used in the 1930s as a trials ship for new anti-submarine warfare weapons, particularly playing a role in the development of ASDIC. The vessel was launched on 10 February 1917 and wrecked off the Falmouth coast en route to being broken up on 16 March 1937.
context_section_description: HMS Torrid was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Subsequently, Torrid was used in the 1930s as a trials ship for new anti-submarine warfare weapons, particularly playing a role in the development of ASDIC. The vessel was launched on 10 February 1917 and wrecked off the Falmouth coast en route to being broken up on 16 March 1937.
caption: HMS Torrid
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